As someone with a parent who has Parkinson's disease, I was ecstatic when the health reform bill passed! I breathe easier knowing that it will be easier for him to receive care. Please don't repeal health reform: it will hurt not only my father, but countless ...

I have a starving graduate student who was about to lose his health care coverage because he is turning 24; because of health care reform he can now keep our family health care coverage for another couple years. I hope by then there will be an affordable ...

My mom has been trying to buy private insurance for years but kept getting turned down because she had cancer 10 years ago. She has been fine and last year her oncologist even told her she no longer needed to have annual visits. That wasn't enough for ...

I have two sons, one 25 and one 21. My older son has not had health care since graduating from college three years ago and my younger son recently graduated. I am delighted that I am able to put them on my health care because of the health care reform ...

I can relax knowing that when my son graduates from college early next year he won't be forced off of my insurance. My son has thyroid disease, severe eczema, and depression and could literally die without the medications that he needs. How is a kid ...

I recently had my annual (not actually sick, just an annual checkup) with my physician. With hospital laboratory charges for urine, blood, and who knows what other tests plus the actual doctor visit charges, it's no wonder I get an "annual" only every ...

Two years ago my beautiful granddaughter was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. She was a fulltime college student well on her way to her degree. The disease progressed dramatically and last year she was hospitalized and lost a portion of her intestines. ...

I could not get insurance before even if I tried and paid lots of money. Now that I am on SSDI, I can get insurance. The health care law helps, also. The man with whom I live has cancer. He will be able to get health care in two years when the law ...

I recently had to take my 11-year-old son to the emergency room because he had a foriegn body in his eye and I could not remove it. After waiting from 9:30 PM to 12:30 PM, the ER doc put fluorescent eye drops in his eye, said she couldn't remove it either, ...

I have high quality, affordable health insurance coverage through my employer, as do all the other members of my family. And yet, each of us supported the Democratic party's efforts in enacting health care reform. Now we're all sleeping better, knowing ...

I have an eighteen year old son who takes medication for ADHD. Under the previous health insurance, he had to be in college full-time for me to continue him on my insurance. With ADHD, he would have trouble carring 12 hours. His medications cost without ...

The general fear of what Health insurance companies can do to my family is greatly reduced. They are now prevented from collecting your premimuns for years then shedding you when you are in most need of insurance protection. Ever since the corporations ...

Mine is not a biggie. I got my $250 check because I went into the donut hole. I really did not expect it because former employer 's healthcare plan cover rx through the donut hole, with co-pays. Gives me hope for the rest of it.

Two years ago I was diagnosed with ms (multiple sclerosis). I had insurance but chose to not get treated to hide the fact that I had a pre-existing condition because my managers position was going to be eliminated (Idid find a new job at half the pay) ...

I'm a responsible, hardworking divorced mother. I have two jobs, one as a part time teacher, one working for a non-profit, training ex-offenders in green jobs skills so they can find productive work instead of returning to crime. I'm a graduate student, ...